I'm new to computers in general. I checked the system and it said 32 bit/pixels. I don't know if pixels is different than bit, but that's what it said.
I want to know if there is either a 32 bit version or if I need a different OS. It currently has winXP as OS. It has 1.5 GB mem. Celeron d inside. It's a gateway. EDIT:I CHECKED THE DRIVES AND IT WAS MY DADS OLD PC. IT HAS UBUNTU ONE ON IT. IF I MOVE A WINDOW IT SHAKES IT. KINDA LIT IMA KEEP IT.
No, 32 bit/pixels is not related to whether the computer is 32-bit or 64-bit. You need to know your exact processor model. The very first Celeron D processors, from June 2004 (known as "Prescott") were 32-bit. The later generation of Celeron D processors (known as "Cedar Mill") were 64-bit.
Here I found an information how you can from under Windows XP determine if your processor is 32-bit or 64-bit. Note that this is different from whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system. You can run a 32-bit OS even if your processor is 64-bit.
However, 1,5 GB seems to be very little to run Ubuntu with a full graphical desktop. Someone suggested Lubuntu in the comments - or, if you don't need a graphics environment, you can try a minimal installation of Ubuntu Server, which has no GUI.
You can also try a completely other distribution, not any Ubuntu variant, but that is off-topic for this board.
